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On August 11 I was transferred to Victorville prison by highway in a trip that lasted about four hours.
Since Lompoc prison will no longer be designated "maximum security," all those prisoners who, according to the Bureau of Prisons, have to be in a "maximum" regime, will be transferred over time to the new prison of Victorville, also in California.
This place is recently built, and we were the first to occupy it. Compared to Lompoc, whose installations are very old and neglected, the conditions of life here are better in a general sense. At least the cells are a little bigger and with better lighting. As it will take some time to fill the prison, I may be able to be without a cellmate for two or three months.
On the other hand, and also for being a new place, the disciplinary regime is stricter, and there are regulations and rules that we didn't have in Lompoc. But as we Cubans say, "nothing so terrible".
The prison is in an area which I understand is part of the Mojave desert. The climate is much hotter than in Lompoc, very similar to that of the island.
The new
address to correspond with me is the following:
Gerardo Hernandez
#58739-004
U.S. Penitentiary-Victorville
P.O. Box 5500
Adelanto, CA 92301
Before leaving Lompoc, since they didn't let me bring the hundreds of letters that I need to respond to, I had to pack them up and send them to compañeros who will see that they get to my family in Cuba. Please excuse me again, for those of you who haven't received a reply.
I'd like to take this opportunity to express anew our appreciation of the Five to friends around the world who have continued to support and inspire us with your solidarity, especially our Cuban brothers and sisters, who are working with extreme care and dedication to repair the damage caused by hurricane Charley. It is moments like these that we lament even more not being able to be together with you physically. We are convinced as always that our seasoned people will prevail.
Receive all our gratitude and revolutionary embrace of the Five.
Gerardo
Hernández
USP Victorville
August 2004
Taken from: Antiterroristas.cu
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